In any summons-case instituted otherwise than upon complaint, a Magistrate of the first class or, with the previous sanction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, any other Judicial Magistrate, may, for reasons to be recorded by him, stop the proceedings at any stage without pronouncing any judgment and where such stoppage of proceedings is made after the evidence of the principal witnesses has been recorded, pronounce a judgment of acquittal, and in any other case, release the accused, and such release shall have the effect of discharge.
Section 258: Power to stop proceedings in certain cases
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Central Act · 1973
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Section | 258 |
| Marginal note | Power to stop proceedings in certain cases |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 62 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
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- /5388/2019 of DHANANJAI SINGH Vs STATE OF U.P. and ANOTHERAllahabad High Court · 2025-11-27
- APPLN/1379/2019 of SHAIKH IQBAL SHAIKH RASHEED AND ANR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2025-09-15
- APPLN/3467/2023 of AFREDI IMAD AMJAD KHAN Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2025-02-12
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- APL/352/2024 of BHARAT KHAMELE S/O ASHOKARO KHAMELE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. PSO PS HINGANA DIST.NAPGURBombay High Court · 2024-07-08
- APL/509/2023 of GAJANAN @ YOGESH RAMDAS MATHE Vs STATE OF MAH. THR. PSO, PS, AKOT CITY, DIST. AKOLA.Bombay High Court · 2024-07-01
- APL/601/2023 of ZORAVER DEEPENDER RANA Vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2024-02-08
- APPLN/189/2020 of CHAKRADHAR S/O. SAHEBRAO KOLHE Vs SHAKUNTALA W/O. SHASHIKANT PHATAKBombay High Court · 2023-07-31
- APPLN/1613/2020 of DR. SUSHILKUMAR S/O. BANSIDHARRAO SOLANKE AND ANR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANRBombay High Court · 2023-04-10
- WP/1258/2021 of VIKAS BAPURAO BHOSALE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2022-04-19
- APPLN/257/2019 of VISHWABANDHU GUPTA AND ANR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2022-01-24
- APL/207/2021 of GULAB S/O NATTHUJI PATANKAR Vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. POLICE STATION OFFICER, POLICE STATION, MIDC, HINGNA, NAGPURBombay High Court · 2021-07-01
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